Join Bay Area Tibetans, their supporters and local representatives including SF Supervisor John Avalos and Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin for a full day of action and intention calling for an end to the worsening human rights crisis in Tibet. Nearly 60 Tibetans have self-immolated since 2009.

The Bay Area will be the final North American stop for the Flame of Truth torch relay as it completes a 21-city tour of the continent, part of an international relay launched by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from Dharamsala, India. The day will include a march to the Chinese Consulate, a bike rally to the Golden Gate Bridge, an interfaith prayer and much more. Please read the full press release and schedule of events on our website.

People’s Health and Demographic Growth: (Lifespan was 36 years in old Tibet): http://chineseculture.about.com/library/china/whitepaper/blstibet9211.htm which states, among other things: "On the question of the size of the Tibetan population, the Dalai clique has spread many rumors. The most sensational was that more than 1.2 million people were killed after the peaceful liberation of Tibet. In 1953, the Tibetan local government under the Dalai Lama reported the population stood at 1 million people. If 1.2 million inhabitants had been massacred, it would have been a case of genocide and certainly the population in Tibet could not have increased to the present 2 million."